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Lexi and Marie Curie: Saving Lives in World War I
In Lexi and Marie Curie Saving Lives in World War I , Lexi lives in France with the Curie family at the beginning of the 20th century. When injured soldiers return from the warfront, Marie realizes the need for x-ray services, and sets to work providing these to the doctors at the front. In doing so, she saves countless lives and limbs.
Lexi and Marie Curie is the second book in the series Lexi Catt's Meowmoirs--Tales of Heroic Scientists, a series of middle-grade stories for children. The first book was Lexi and Hippocrates Find Trouble at the Olympics. These meowmoirs bring to life famous people and significant milestones in science, medicine, and human development, as well as some of the events of the characters' eras, such as the Ancient Olympics and World War I.
Lexi Catt has lived eight of his nine lives, and his purrpose now is to write his tails of adventure in his meowmoirs. He has a peculiar attraction to trouble; fortunately, the strange twitch of his tail warns him when trouble is near. For this reason, he has always lived with scientists or doctors of medicine.
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Praise for Lexi & Marie
"This is a fascinating and unusual book for readers in intermediate grades. 'Lexi and Marie Curie' introduces readers to the amazing story of scientist Marie Curie, whose isolation of radium, among other discoveries, led to her being awarded the Nobel Prize in both Physics and Chemistry. Shut out of much of the formal scientific academy, Marie forges her own path, one that paves the way for her daughters and for generations of girls and women whose curiosity is sparked by 'STEM' - science, technology, engineering and math. Author Marian Keen's eye for detail draws the reader into Marie Curie's life, her triumphs and disappointments. Published to coincide with the centenary of the start of the Great War, the book brings readers back to the tremendous upheaval of this terrible conflict...'Lexi and Marie Curie' will encourage girls, in particular, not to take "no" for an answer and to rely on their wits and ingenuity to find a solution to even the most difficult problems that life throws their way."
Janine Benedet, Associate Professor of Law and Director, Centre for Feminist Legal Studies, UBC
Lexi and Marie Curie is the second book in the series Lexi Catt's Meowmoirs--Tales of Heroic Scientists, a series of middle-grade stories for children. The first book was Lexi and Hippocrates Find Trouble at the Olympics. These meowmoirs bring to life famous people and significant milestones in science, medicine, and human development, as well as some of the events of the characters' eras, such as the Ancient Olympics and World War I.
Lexi Catt has lived eight of his nine lives, and his purrpose now is to write his tails of adventure in his meowmoirs. He has a peculiar attraction to trouble; fortunately, the strange twitch of his tail warns him when trouble is near. For this reason, he has always lived with scientists or doctors of medicine.
Books in the series
Praise for Lexi & Marie
"This is a fascinating and unusual book for readers in intermediate grades. 'Lexi and Marie Curie' introduces readers to the amazing story of scientist Marie Curie, whose isolation of radium, among other discoveries, led to her being awarded the Nobel Prize in both Physics and Chemistry. Shut out of much of the formal scientific academy, Marie forges her own path, one that paves the way for her daughters and for generations of girls and women whose curiosity is sparked by 'STEM' - science, technology, engineering and math. Author Marian Keen's eye for detail draws the reader into Marie Curie's life, her triumphs and disappointments. Published to coincide with the centenary of the start of the Great War, the book brings readers back to the tremendous upheaval of this terrible conflict...'Lexi and Marie Curie' will encourage girls, in particular, not to take "no" for an answer and to rely on their wits and ingenuity to find a solution to even the most difficult problems that life throws their way."
Janine Benedet, Associate Professor of Law and Director, Centre for Feminist Legal Studies, UBC
135 pages, Paperback
First published July 11, 2014
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About the author
Marian Keen
10 books2 followersMarian Keen, B.S. in Education, Central Connecticut State University, studied middle-grade education and taught Grades 5 and 6. Marian writes historical fiction for middle-grade readers in her series, "Alexander Catt’s Adventures—Tales of His Nine Lives," and "Lexi Catt’s Meowmoirs—Tales of Heroic Scientists," which are stories about famous people in history as told though the eyes of a cat. These “meowmoirs” bring to life famous people and significant milestones in science, medicine, art, exploration, and human development and include:
Alex Lends a Paw to the Founding Fathers as They Draft the U.S. Constitution
Alex and the Spirit of Christmas
Lexi & Hippocrates Find Trouble at the Olympics
Lexi & Imhotep to the Rescue
Lexi & Lister Defeat Death
Lexi & Marie Curie Saving Lives in World War I
Marian’s stories for young readers feature British Columbian animals such as skunks, racoons, owls, bears, squirrels, crows, and seagulls. "Abigail Skunk’s Lessons for her Kits" is the first book published in this series.
"Verity" is Marian’s first published novel for young adults.
Marian wrote her first adult novel, The Jewel of Britannia, which is set in British Columbia, Canada during WWI.
Soon to be published is the story of the beginning of the Canadian Northwest Mounted Police witnessed by Alex the Catt, followed by the young adult novel "The Haunting of Pleasure Beach".
Marian Keen has been writing in a variety of genres since the 1980s, with a special interest in historical fiction for children and youth.
A complete list of her work can be found at keenideas.ca.
Alex Lends a Paw to the Founding Fathers as They Draft the U.S. Constitution
Alex and the Spirit of Christmas
Lexi & Hippocrates Find Trouble at the Olympics
Lexi & Imhotep to the Rescue
Lexi & Lister Defeat Death
Lexi & Marie Curie Saving Lives in World War I
Marian’s stories for young readers feature British Columbian animals such as skunks, racoons, owls, bears, squirrels, crows, and seagulls. "Abigail Skunk’s Lessons for her Kits" is the first book published in this series.
"Verity" is Marian’s first published novel for young adults.
Marian wrote her first adult novel, The Jewel of Britannia, which is set in British Columbia, Canada during WWI.
Soon to be published is the story of the beginning of the Canadian Northwest Mounted Police witnessed by Alex the Catt, followed by the young adult novel "The Haunting of Pleasure Beach".
Marian Keen has been writing in a variety of genres since the 1980s, with a special interest in historical fiction for children and youth.
A complete list of her work can be found at keenideas.ca.
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May 15, 2015
This is a great series of books! They are full of fun and adventure and very well-researched. Like most people, I knew that Marie Curie was a Nobel Prize-winning scientist, but I did not know that she was also a World War I heroine, whose work saved thousands of lives. She was an amazing, trail blazing woman. I really enjoyed the extra stories and factual information at the end of the book.
May 4, 2015
This book in the Lexi Catt Series is another great read. In this installment, Lexi Catt lives with the Curie family in France. Readers get a cat’s eye view of this gentle and dedicated family – Pierre and Marie Curie, and their two daughters Irene and Eve. This well-researched and inspiring story is told from the point of view of a charming cat!
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